The Kenya Police
The Kenya police have an extremely difficult and sometimes even dangerous job. Under-staffed, under-equipped and certainly under-paid they have to tackle a still rising level of crime with rising levels of violence in the full view of the public and often strong criticism of the press.
Having said that, the criticism is sometimes justified because among the many hard-working men and women of the Kenyan police force there are those that are lethargic, or sollicit bribes, or even cross the line between good and bad themselves.
So if you need the police, what do you do? Police in Kenya do not have a tradition of quick reactions unless there has been a very serious crime or unless a prominent person was involved. The best way to get their attention is to go to the police station.
What do you do if you are arrested? The first advice is to cooperate from the start, as they do carry guns and are used to using them. Make sure the arresting officers know that you are a foreigner and that you will get into contact with you Embassy immediately. If you know somebody local, get in touch and ask him/her to get a lawyer to go to the police station that you have been brought to. The latter two might also stave off requests for bribes.
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